1. Solomon Wilcots noticed that other rookie QB Sunday as well as Andrew Luck.

Spoke with Wilcots for a Sunday story and we talked about Sunday’s Dolphins-Colts game and the battle between the two quarterbacks. While everyone was blown away by Andrew Luck’s 433-yard passing performance, the CBS analyst who worked the telecast also had some good things to say about Ryan Tannehill.

There was no greeting or salutation when Jamie Dukes answered the phone. Just this: “I have no earthly idea what’s going on.”

Dukes, an NFL Network analyst, has watched the Dolphins’ missteps this offseason from afar and, like a large percentage of the fan base, can’t figure out what manual GM Jeff Ireland, owner Stephen Ross and coach Joe Philbin are working from.

Even though general manager Jeff Ireland is still here and Stephen Ross hopes that next season won’t be a rebuilding year, many changes are inevitably coming to the Dolphins. A new head coach will want to bring his own assistant coaches, training staff and players to fill out next year’s roster.

With Stephen Ross on what appears to be a desperate mission to land Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh, NFL Network analyst Jamie Dukes says it’s become clear to him Ross is intent on turning the Dolphins into the NFL’s version of the Los Angeles Lakers.

“Bringing in J-Lo (Jennifer Lopez) and the Williams sisters, he’s decided that glitzing things up is what he has to do to sell tickets,” Dukes said.

Coach Tony Sparano has his share of problems, ranging from dealing with the quartet of players who have been arrested this calendar year to who’s going to start at free safety come September. One thing he doesn’t have to worry about is left tackle, where former No. 1 overall pick Jake Long is about to enter his third season.

“This guy is a self-starter,” Sparano said after Sunday’s final day of …